The Boswell Legacy: The Story of the Boswell Sisters of New

The Boswell Legacy: The Story of the Boswell Sisters of New Orleans and the New Music They Gave to the World

WILL FRIEDWALD, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, OCT. 16, 2014: â€œâ€¦the Boswells constitute a crucial link between Armstrong and Fitzgerald in the development of vocal improvisation.â€ ---------------------------------------------------------- The Boswell Sisters rose to stardom during the Great Depression and established an enormously successful career in a very short time as pioneers of early mass entertainment, through the new media of electrical recordings, radio networks, and movies. Along with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, they led an American jazz â€œinvasionâ€ of Europe in 1933. They were admired by their frequent singing partner Bing Crosby, idolized by a struggling trio from Minneapolis who later gained fame as the Andrews Sisters, and praised as â€œthe best act I ever followedâ€ by a trouper named Bob Hope. Ella Fitzgerald consistently credited Connie Boswell as her main influence and Irving Berlin singled her out as his favorite interpreter of his songs. The beautiful and talented Boswells sold out stage shows from New York to London and the number of records they sold is estimated to be over 75 million. Then suddenly, it was over. The time has finally come to tell their story. THE BOSWELL LEGACY is the first full-scale biography of these icons of American music, written by Kyla Titus, the granddaughter of Vet Boswell and caretaker of the voluminous Boswell family archives, as only she can tell it. Within these pages, readers may discover the answers to questions left unanswered for decades. Why did the Boswell Sisters disband? What was the cause of Conneeâ€™s paralysis? Why are the Boswell Sisters not household names today? And so many more. Most importantly, readers will learn about the development of a unique musical style that is timelessâ€”a legacyâ€”that is still heralded almost a century later.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781502350916
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781502350916
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Boswell Legacy: The Story of the Boswell Sisters of New Orleans and the New Music They Gave to the World

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